turret storage

[korny351]

This may sound a little mundane but here it goes.  Recently switched over to a Lee Classic Turret press from an old RCBS Rockchucker.  Love the idea of not having to mount and adjust dies all the time.  Currently load for 9mm, .38 Special, .357 Magnum and .45 ACP.  How are you guys storing your extra turrets w/ dies mounted?  I don 't like just laying them down on the bench getting dusty but my bench doesn't have drawers.  I thought I had heard that the round Lee die boxes were designed to hold the loaded turrets, but my press is the 4-holer not 3.  Any suggestions?

[mbott]

I use something like these: Sterilite

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Mike

[Radom]

I used to use the largest tubs that Country Crock margarine ships.  Empty American Spirit tobacco cans almostwork, which was a major disappointment.  I go through one of those every two weeks or so.  Pipe tobacco cans would work, though.

[jwc007]

Some of the newer large Plastic Folgers or generic Coffee cans may work.  I like those for empty Brass, but they should fit your Turrets.  If you have a Powder Measure installed on the Expander Die, it's kind of iffy.  You might also consider some of the semi-disposable Gladware they have at the grocery stores, if you can find something large enough.

[Radom]

Some of the newer large Plastic Folgers or generic Coffee cans may work. I like those for empty Brass, but they should fit your Turrets. If you have a   Powder Measure installed on the Expander Die, it's kind of iffy. You might also consider some of the semi-disposable Gladware they have at the grocery   stores, if you can find something large enough.

 

I was speaking about just the turret.  Folgers and Maxwell House are using a lot of plastic packaging these days.  The smallest size Folgers' plastic can will also hold a turret (no powder measure).

I bet the average Dollar General or Big Lots would have something that works for cheap, as jwc007 suggests.

[korny351]

Looking through the local Walmart, I found plastic 3 x5 index card storage boxes by Sterilite for less than a buck.  They will fit 2 loaded turrets with minimal wasted space.  They will do for now.  May try my hand at fabricating some kind of rack out of plexi and a 3" hole saw.  Just for the "cool" factor.

Thanks for all the input.

[marlin.357]

The Lee Round die storage box Works for 3 or 4 hole turrets. Turn the bottom upside down, put in the turret with the dies installed, and slip on the cover. 

[Wobbly]

Usually, most turrets will have a hole near the center into which a wooden dowel can be inserted. If the bottom end of the wooden dowel is placed into a 1x6 board, then one or more turrets can be supported for storage. The 1x6 can then become a table-top item, or a wall-mounted shelf for safe, out-of-the-way storage for numerous turrets.

Take a look at the Dillon turret stands to see what I mean. The Dillon version is a single turret stand, but try to envision several of those glued together side-by-side.

Hope this helps!